Healing the Root Cause: Addressing Trauma for Lasting Addiction Recovery
Addiction often stems from unresolved trauma. Lasting recovery means addressing the root cause—healing the nervous system, rebuilding self-worth, and learning healthy ways to cope.
The Power of Connection: Why Support Networks Can Fuel Mental Health Recovery
Support networks in mental health recovery are a vital part of healing. Whether you’re facing addiction, anxiety, or trauma, having the right people around you can ease the burden and strengthen your path to recovery. This article explores how connection fuels lasting change.
5 Ways to Distinguish Complex Trauma from Depression and Anxiety
Complex trauma, often called C-PTSD, is characterized by repeated or prolonged exposure to multiple, usually interconnected traumatic experiences – along with the lasting challenges that come from adapting to or surviving these events
The Value of Trauma-Informed Care: How It Transforms Lives and Creates Safer Spaces for Those in Recovery
It’s the month when many people around-the-world give their bodies a break from the consumption of alcohol.
Whether you (or someone close to you) have taken part, this wellness challenge has grown in popularity over the last decade or so, and for a good reason.
Many people have reported significant physical and mental health benefits associated with quitting alcohol even after a month, some of which will be covered in this article.
The Mental and Physical Benefits of Dry January and How to Make Sobriety Last
It’s the month when many people around-the-world give their bodies a break from the consumption of alcohol.
Whether you (or someone close to you) have taken part, this wellness challenge has grown in popularity over the last decade or so, and for a good reason.
Many people have reported significant physical and mental health benefits associated with quitting alcohol even after a month, some of which will be covered in this article.
5 Ways to Avoid High-Intensity Binge Drinking During the Holiday Season
Co-occurring disorders, also called dual diagnosis or comorbidity, refer to the simultaneous presence of a mental health disorder and a substance use disorder within the same individual.
The Polyvagal Theory Explained
Co-occurring disorders, also called dual diagnosis or comorbidity, refer to the simultaneous presence of a mental health disorder and a substance use disorder within the same individual.
The Five Benefits of a One-On-One Bespoke Treatment Program
Unlike group treatment programs, where other people experiencing similar issues as you are present, only you and your therapist will be involved in one-on-one treatment sessions which are geared towards issues and goals specific to you.
What it Means to be Trauma-Informed
Fortunately, the mental health educational landscape has evolved to include trauma-informed awareness and best practices over recent decades.
Healthcare professionals, leaders, mental health practitioners, and those working in various other professions aspire to be more trauma-informed in their work, which is profoundly reassuring.
Understanding and cultivating trauma-informed principles and values helps healthcare professionals (and those working in other industries) to better serve the needs of those under their care.
Working Out Recovery
Staying clean and sober is more than not drinking or using. It is about caring for your well-being as a whole. The right fitness routine can help you find a healthy balance of body, mind, and spirit. Find out more here…